2020 Yard List
Here's all the birds and other animals we saw in our yard in 2020. Click on the species links to view all of our recorded observations for that species. Most of the common species are only recorded when we saw them doing something interesting, or the first time they're seen each year.
Birds
- Mallard
- Spruce Grouse
- Sharp-shinned Hawk
- American Kestrel
- Sandhill Crane
- Solitary Sandpiper
- Wilson’s Snipe
- Great Horned Owl
- Belted Kingfisher
- Downy Woodpecker
- Hairy Woodpecker
- American Three-toed Woodpecker
- Yellow-shafted Flicker
- Olive-sided Flycatcher
- Hammond’s Flycatcher
- Northern Shrike
- Canada Jay
- Common Raven
- Black-capped Chickadee
- Boreal Chickadee
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet
- Swainson’s Thrush
- American Robin
- Varied Thrush
- Orange-crowned Warbler
- Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler
- Townsend’s Warbler
- Fox Sparrow
- Lincoln’s Sparrow
- Gambel’s White-crowned Sparrow
- Slate-colored Junco
- Pine Grosbeak
- White-winged Crossbill
- Pine Siskin
- 34 species
Other animals
- Moose
- Beaver
- Northern Red-backed Vole
- Northern Flying Squirrel
- Snowshoe Hare
- Lynx
- Ermine
- Muskrat
- Wood Frog
- American Red Squirrel
- Red Fox
- 11 species
- Moose
- Beaver
- Northern Red-backed Vole
- Northern Flying Squirrel
- Snowshoe Hare
- Lynx
- Ermine
- Muskrat
- Wood Frog
- American Red Squirrel
- Red Fox
- 11 species
Animals pages:
- Yard list for animals seen this year
- 2023 yard list
- 2022 yard list
- 2021 yard list
- 2020 yard list
- 2019 yard list
- 2018 yard list
- 2017 yard list
- 2016 yard list
- 2015 yard list
- 2014 yard list
- 2013 yard list
- 2012 yard list
- 2011 yard list
- 2010 yard list
- 2009 yard list
- 2008 yard list
- Full yard list (all animals, all years)
- Recent observations